Putting Glass Walls on Pennsylvania Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
Nicholas Meats, L.L.C.

Citation: At 0805 this morning while touring the
carcass cooler I observed several overhead areas that had
condensation accumulating on their ventral surfaces, namely the pans
that are under the cooling units and on the 'chill pipes'. I
notified and of the potential for product adulteration had there
been a carcass moved or stored under the affected areas, which was
not the case at this time. To prevent product adulteration from
occurring, since no carcasses from today's kill had entered the
cooler yet, I rejected the cooler by applying US Reject Tag # 737485
to the door where the carcasses enter the cooler. At 0825 I
reinspected the affected area and released the cooler by removing my
tag, since no condensation was observed. 416.1 states; " Each
official establishment must be operated and maintained in a manor to
prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that
product is not adulterated". 416.4(d) states in part " Product must
be protected from adulteration during .....storage....."

Regulation:

416.1 Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in
a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions
and to ensure that product is not adulterated.

416.4(d) Product must be protected from adulteration during
processing, handling, storage, loading, and unloading at and during
transportation from official establishments.